Published in Athletics Weekly, January 27
TIFFANY OFILI and Shara Proctor will make their débuts in a GB vest at Kelvin Hall and both are tipped to score highly in their respective events.
Ofili, who won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships for the USA in 2006, was born in Michigan and the 23-year-old, who holds duel citizenship, enjoyed an illustrious collegiate career with four NCAA titles but failed to make the same impact in national competitions.
But while Ofili ended 2010 ranked tenth in the USA with 12.85, she is capable of breaking the UK 60m hurdles and 100m hurdles records if she's on form.
Ofili has a 60m hurdles PB of 7.94, which is one-hundredth faster than Jessica Ennis's mark and she also holds a 100m hurdles PB of 12.73, which is almost one-tenth superior to Angie Thorp's long-standing mark.
A very creditable sixth at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, long jumper Shara Proctor gained British citizenship last November and looks set to claim the mantle of the UK No.1.
Proctor, who represented Anguilla at the past two World Championships and the 2006 Commonwealth Games, set her long jump PB of 6.71m in 2009 and the 22-year-old also has a 13.88m triple jump to her credit.
Proctor studied sports management at the University of Florida.
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